lep|to|tene

lep|to|tene
lep|to|tene «LEHP tuh teen», noun.
Biology. the stage of the prophase of meiosis just before the paired chromosomes unite. The chromosomes have the form of separate thin threads.
[< Greek leptós thin + tainíā band]

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